03 名校高中自主招生模擬試題（三）-上海名校高中自主招生英語直通車實(shí)戰(zhàn)演練篇

第頁03名校高中自主招生模擬試題03名校高中自主招生模擬試題句I.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Choosethebestanswer.1.IinvitedJoeandLindatodinner,but______ofthemcame. Aneither Beither Cnone Dboth2.______on-goingdivisionbetweenEnglish-speakingCanadiansandFrench-speakingCanadiansis______majorconcernofthecountry. AThe;/ BThe;a CAn;the DAn;/3.I’mhungry.Let’getsomethingtoeat.OK,I’lltakeyoutoagoodrestaurantasa(an)_____A.treatB.regardC.honourD.offer4.TheForeignMinistersaid,“______ourhopethatthetwosideswillworktowardspeace.” AThisis BThereis CThatis DItis5.Nowthatsheisoutofajob,Lucy______goingbacktoschool,butshehasn’tdecidedyet. Ahadconsidered BhasbeenconsideringCconsidered Disgoingtoconsider6.GeorgeOrwell,______wasEricArthur,wrotemanypoliticalnovelsandessays. Atherealname BwhathisrealnameChisrealname Dwhoserealname7.I’mmovingtothecountrysidebecausetheairthereismuchfresherthan________inthecity.A.onesB.oneC.thatD.those8.Theteacher,with6girlsand8boysofherclass,______visitingamuseumwhentheearthquakestruck. Awas Bwere Chadbeen Dwouldbe9.______inthequeueforhalfanhour,Tomsuddenlyrealizedthathehadlefthiswalletathome. ATowait BHavewaited CHavingwaited DTohavewaited10.There’s______cookingoilleftinthehouse.Wouldyougotothecornerstoreandget______? Alittle;some Blittle;any Calittle;some Dalittle;any11.Wecannotfigureout____quiteanumberofinsects,birds,andanimalsaredyingout. Athat Bas Cwhy Dwhen12.Thedrunkenhusbandknockedagainstthetableandsentthebowls_____inalldirectionsbeforehewassent______byhiswife.A.flying;tosleepB.flying;sleepingC.tofly;tosleepingD.tofly;tosleep13.______twoexamstoworryabout,Ihavetoworkreallyhardthisweekend. AWith BBesides CAsfor DBecauseof14.______isreportedinthenewspaper,talksbetweenthetwocountriesaremakingprogress. AIt BAs CThat DWhat15.Well,thepartyisgoingverynicely,isn’tit?Haveoneofthesecheesesandwiches.Theytastegood.______.A.Yes,Iappreciateit.B.No,thanksC.Veryhappytohavebeenhere.D.Sogladyouenjoyedit.SectionB Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.frequentlyB.incorrectC.reportedD.carefulE.highlyF.solvedG.trainingH.confident I.knowledgeJ.processK.fightandmagazinesarerecommendedforextensivereading,becausethethingsinquicklybyseeingEnglishfilms,orwatchingEnglishtelevisionandvideosdaily.However,youhavetobe__8__infindingwhereyou"learn"yourEnglish.Youcouldpickupalotofbadhabitsand___9__grammarfromTVornewspapers/magazinesthatgoratherinformalsometimes.IfyouwanttogobetteratEnglish,you II.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.DoBrainTrainingGamesWork?Withanageingpopulationworriedaboutcognitive(認(rèn)知的)decline,braintrainingappshavesoaredinpopularity.Search“braintraining”,andyouwillfind(1)________appsandwebsitespromisingtomakeyoumentallyagile(敏捷的).Inthesamewaythatwemightgotothegymtoexercise,adailymental(2)________issaidtoproducephysicalchangesinthebrain.Allyouwillhavetodoisto(3)________afewminuteseachdaytocompletepuzzles,memorygamesandwordquizzes.Atleastthat’stheidea.Andtherearealotofpeoplewhoare(4)________intoit.In2018,consumersspentanestimated$1.9billiononbraintrainingapps—afourfoldincreasefrom2012.Ofcourse,smartphoneswerenottheoriginalhomeforbraintraininggames.(5)________,Nintendorecentlyreleaseditsfourthall-timebest-sellinggame,BrainAge,andbroughtittotheSwitchinJapanlastmonth.Theideaofimprovingmentalfitnessclearlyhaswidespreadappeal,butisitbasedonscientificevidenceor(6)________marketingpromises?In2014,theStanfordCenteronLongevitypublishedanopenletter(7)________by69internationalneuroscientists(神經(jīng)科學(xué)家)andcognitivepsychologists.Thereisnoconvincingscientificevidence,theexpertsargued,thatplayingbraingamesimprovescognitiveabilitiesineverydaylife.Twoyearslater,anotherteamofpsychologistsreviewedeveryscientificstudycitedbymajorbraintrainingcompanies(8)________theirproducts.Theyquestionednotonlyhowtheevidencehadbeenreportedandinterpreted,butthewaymanyofthestudieshadbeendesigned.The(9)________includedsmallsamplesizes,inadequatecontrolgroups,andcherry-picking(挑選最有利的)researchoutcomesto(10)________.Ifthescienceisso(11)________flawed(錯(cuò)誤的),whydopeoplefeeltheneedtotraintheirbrainswiththeseappsandgames?That’s(12)________,accordingtoTilWykes,aprofessoratKing’sCollegeLondon.Nintendo’sBrainAgegame,forinstance,assignsplayersascorebasedontheirgamingperformance.Theymightstartwitha“brainage”scoreof60andafterafewweeksof(13)________,willbetoldtheyhavereduceditto40.Forsomepeople,thereisclearlysomepositiverewardforseeingthemselvesimproveovertime.Wykesstresses,(14)________,thatforpeoplewhoarereallyworriedabouttheircognition,learninganewlanguagewouldbemorebeneficial,whichhasbeenshowntoimprovebrain(15)________.1.A.endless B.advanced C.protective D.imaginary2.A.outcome B.tryout C.workout D.outlook3.A.setout B.setback C.setoff D.setaside4.Abuying B.engaging C.overlooking D.inquiring5.A.Bycontrast B.Forinstance C.Ofcourse D.Inconclusion6.A.reliable B.precious C.secret D.empty7.A.signed B.secured C.received D.sought8.A.inpresenceof B.insupportof C.incaseof D.inmemoryof9.A.expectation B.solution C.criticism D.standard10.A.report B.design C.produce D.negotiate11.A.effortlessly B.temporarily C.seriously D.unfairly12.A.dependable B.understandable C.comparable D.achievable13.A.experiment B.theory C.practice D.performance14.A.altogether B.therefore C.however D.likewise15.A.movement B.cooperation C.evaluation D.functionSectionB(A)Trafficjamandcities,itseems,gohandinhand.Everyonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintraffic;but,liketheweather,nooneseemstodoanythingaboutit.Inparticular,trafficengineers,transportationplanners,andpublicofficialsresponsiblefortransportationsystemsinlargecitiesarefrequentlycriticizedforfailingtosolvetrafficjam.Butistrafficjamasignoffailure?Longqueuesatrestaurantsortheaterboxofficesareseenassignsofsuccess.Shouldtransportationsystemsbeviewedanydifferently?Ithinkweshouldrecognizethattrafficjamisanunpreventableby-productofsuccessfulcities,andviewthe"trafficproblem"inadifferentlight.Citiesexistbecausetheypromotesocialinteractionsandeconomictransactions(交易).Trafficjamoccurswheretherearelotsofpeoplebutlimitedspaces.Culturallyandeconomicallysuccessfulcitieshavetheworsttrafficproblems,whiledecayingcitiesdon'thavemuchtraffic.NewYorkandLosAngelesareAmerica'smostcrowdedcities.Butifyouwantaccesstomajorstockmarkets,youwillfindthemeasiertoreachincrowdedNewYorkthaninanyotherlargecities.Andifyourfirmneedsaccesstosatellite-guidanceengineers,youwillreachthemmorequicklythroughthecrowdedfreewaysofLAthanthroughlesscrowdedroadselsewhere.Despitetrafficjam,alargernumberandwidervarietyofsocialinteractionsandeconomictransactionscanbemadeperfectinlarge,crowdedcitiesthanelsewhere.Seeninthislight,trafficjamisanunfortunateconsequenceofprosperity,notacauseofeconomicdeclineandurbandecay.Sowhilewecanconsidertrafficjamasincreasingcostsontheareasofbigcities,thecostsofinaccessibilityinuncrowdedplacesarealmostcertainlygreater.ThereisnodoubtthattrafficjambringstheterribleeconomicandenvironmentaldamageinplaceslikeBangkok,Jakarta,andLagos.ButmobilityisfarhigherandtrafficjamlevelsarefarlowerhereintheUS,eveninourmostcrowdedcities.That'swhy,fornow,wedon'tseepeoplestreamingoutofSanFranciscoandChicago,headingforcitieslikePhoenix,andCleveland.1.Wecanconcludefromthefirstparagraphthat_________.A.trafficjamandweatherarethetwofactorspreventingthedevelopmentofabigcityB.trafficjamseemstobeverydifficulttodealwithC.iftrafficengineerstrytheirbest,trafficjamcanbesolvedD.publicofficialsarealwayscriticizedformisusingtheirpower2.Accordingtothepassage,what'stheauthor'sopiniontowardstrafficjam?A.Trafficjamisunavoidableinlargecities.B.Trafficjamisbothasignofsuccessandasignoffailure.C.Trafficjamistheconsequenceofsuccessfulcities.D.Trafficjamisnotunpreventableforasuccessfulcity.3.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Crowdedcitiestendtopromoteeconomictransactions.B.NewYorkandLosAngeleshavelesslimitedspacesthanothercities.C.Thesatellite-guidanceengineersareneededmostbythefirmsinLA.D.DespitethetrafficjaminLA,it'seasiertoreachyourdestinationthaninothercities.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.TrafficjamhascausedterriblebadeffectsincitiessuchasBangkokandLagos.B.ThetrafficjaminSanFranciscohasresultedinthecitybecomingempty.C.ThetrafficjamlevelinChicagoislowerthanthatinCleveland.D.PhoenixisascrowdedandsuccessfulasSanFrancisco.(B)CALIFORNIASTATECOLLEGEWORKINGCONDITIONSANDBENEFITSFOREMPLOYEESPaydayEmployeesarepaideveryotherFriday.IfFridayisaholiday,paydaywillbethefollowingMonday.Generally,employeespickupthepaychecksintheirdepartment;ifnot,theymaybepickedatthebusinessoffice.OvertimeAlltheworkedovereighthoursinonedayandfortyhoursinaworkweek,andalsothefirsteighthoursworkedontheseventhdayofworkinaworkweekisconsideredovertimefornon-exemptemployees.Thesupervisormustapproveallovertimebeforeovertimeoccurs.Hoursinexcessofeighthoursontheseventhdayandinexcessoftwelvehoursinonedaywillbepaidatdoubletime.Exemptemployeesreceivenoadditionalcompensationforovertimehours.ParkingAllemployeeswhowillbeparkinginastaffparkingzonemustobtainaparkingpermit.Amonthlypre-taxpayrolldeductioncanbemadebyvisitingHumanResources.Ifyouwishtopaycash,presentyourstaffI.D.cardandlicensenumbertotheCashier’soffice.TheSafetyDepartmentwillticketcarswithoutaparkingpermitandafinewillbeapplied.HolidaysAllregularandtemporaryfull-timeemployeesgenerallyreceiveapproximately13paidholidaysduringthecourseofeachcalendaryear.Regularpart-timeemployeeswillreceiveholidaybenefitsworkedoutusingaproratedsystem.Theholidayscheduleisinitiatedannually.PersonalHolidayEachemployedisgrantedoneextradayasaPersonalHolidayatthetimeofhire,andatthebeginningofeachcalendaryear.PersonalHolidayhoursmustbetakenatonetime(eighthoursfull-timeorproratedbasedontheemployee’stime).EmployeesrequestingPersonalHolidaywillberequiredtocomplete“LeaveRequest’forms.NomorethanonePersonalHolidayisauthorizedannually.5.Howoftenwillanemployeegenerallygetpaid? A.EveryFriday. B.Everytwoweeks. C.Everyweek. D.EveryotherMonday.6.Whohastheauthoritytoapprovetheovertimeanemployeewishestodo?A.Cashier. B.Safetydepartmentofficer. C.Supervisor. D.Humanresourcesofficer.7.Whereshouldemployeesgoiftheywishtohavetheparkingchargetakenofftheirsalary? A.HumanResources. B.BusinessOffice. C.Cashier’sOffice. D.SafetyDepartment.SectionCDirections:Fillingblanksaccordingtothepassage.Rightnow,thebiggestsourceofenergyintheworldisfossilfuel(礦物燃料).Fossilfuelsareoil,gas,andcoal.Morethan80percentoftheworld’senergycomesfromfossilfuel.Therearemanyproblemswithfossilfuel.Oneproblemisthatwhenfossilfuelisburned,itpollutestheair.Also,whenwetakefossilfuelfromtheEarth,weoftencausealotofharm.Anotherproblemisthatwe’rerunningoutofit.“That’swhyweneednewsourcesofenergy.”Abigsourceofenergyformanycountriesisnuclearpower.Thirty-onecountriesusenuclearpower.Alotofshipsalsouseit.Nuclearpowerhassomeadvantages.Firstofall,wecan’trunoutofnuclearpower.Nuclearpowerdoesnotmaketheairdirty.Also,ifacountryhasnuclearpower,itdoesn’tneedtobuyasmuchoilfromothercountries.However,therearealsoalotofproblemsthatcomewithnuclearpower.Forexample,nuclearaccidentsareveryserious.In1986,therewasanuclearaccidentinRussia.Inthenext20years,about4,000peoplegotsickanddied.In2011therewasanotherveryseriousnuclearaccidentinJapan.Thatwasseveralyearsago,butJapanisstilltryingtocleanupthenuclearwastefromtheaccident.Manypeopledon’twantnuclearpowerintheircountries.Theysaythat

it’snotsafe.AlotofpeopleintheUnitedStates,Russia,France,Japan,India,andmanyothercountrieswanttheircountriestousesaferandcleanerwaystogetelectricity.Sometimestheygettogethertoshowtheirstrongdisagreementwithnuclearenergy.Manypeoplehatenuclearenergy,butmoreandmorecountriesareusingit.Onereasonforthisisthattheworldisusingmoreandmoreenergy.Wejustdon’thaveenoughfossilfuel.However,ifweusenuclearpower,thenwemayhavemoreseriousproblemsinthefuture.1.

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